"NOTHING COULD BE FUNNIER!" 24 December 1941 Comedy 112 mins
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
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Bette Davis as Maggie Cutler
Ann Sheridan as Lorraine Sheldon
Monty Woolley as Sheridan Whiteside
Richard Travis as Bert Jefferson
Jimmy Durante as Banjo
Billie Burke as Daisy Stanley
Reginald Gardiner as Beverly Carlton
Elisabeth Fraser as June Stanley
Grant Mitchell as Ernest W. Stanley
George Barbier as Dr. Bradley
Mary Wickes as Miss Preen
Russell Arms as Richard Stanley
Ruth Vivian as Harriet Stanley
Edwin Stanley as John
Betty Roadman as Sarah
Charles Drake as Sandy
William Keighley Director
Philip G. Epstein Screenplay
George S. Kaufman Theatre Play
Julius J. Epstein Screenplay
Moss Hart Theatre Play
Friedrich Hollaender Original Music Composer
Jack Saper Associate Producer
Jack Killifer Editor
Jack L. Warner Producer
Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
Orry-Kelly Costume Design
Richard Maybery Assistant Director
Robert M. Haas Art Direction
Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Tony Gaudio Director of Photography
Jerry Wald Associate Producer
United States 31 March 2026
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